Month: December 2023

Lawsuit says companies gave NYT content ‘particular emphasis’ and ‘seek to free-ride’ on paper’s investment in its journalism The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft over the use of its content to train generative artificial intelligence and large-language model systems, a move that could see the company receive billions of dollars in damages. …

New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement Read More »

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use of marketing pixels to track people’s online habits Australia’s privacy watchdog has launched an inquiry into how TikTok harvests personal data and whether it is being done with consent. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) will examine whether the social media platform …

TikTok’s data collection being scrutinised by Australia’s privacy watchdog Read More »

US government commission barred imports and sales of some smartwatches following dispute with medical-tech firm Masimo Apple scored a victory on Wednesday when a US appeals court paused a government commission’s import ban on some of the company’s popular Apple smartwatches following a patent dispute with a medical-technology firm, Masimo. The tech giant had filed …

Win for Apple as US appeals court pauses Apple Watch ban Read More »

Customers will be given option to pay more for ad-free service in UK, Germany and US from early next year Business live – latest updates Subscribers to Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service will start seeing commercials in films and TV shows from early next year unless they pay an extra £2.99 for an ad-free experience. …

Amazon Prime Video streaming content to include ‘limited advertisements’ Read More »

This year, US consumers returned 20% of the items they ordered online, and the waste and environmental cost is high The gifting is done. Some were successful, others less so – the wrong color, size, redundant, too impulsive, not suitable for re-gifting. US consumers return about 20% of all online purchases and the post-holiday period …

Landfills and liquidation sales: what happens to the purchases you return? Read More »

Mark Harper says vehicles can improve road safety and personal freedom, as autonomous cars face increased scrutiny Autonomous vehicles could be on UK roads as soon as 2026, the transport secretary has said, as ministers seeks to capture as much as £42bn of the international self-driving market within the coming decade. “This technology exists, it …

Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026, says transport secretary Read More »

Musk and Zuck challenged each other to a fight; the former House speaker allegedly shoved a colleague. It was a bumper year for male insecurity The first rule of insecure masculinity fight club? Tell everyone about it. And I mean everyone. Tweet about it, talk to reporters, shout about it from the rooftops. Make sure …

Brawny billionaires, pumped-up politicians: why powerful men are challenging each other to fights Read More »

Owner of RingGo and ParkMobile says data including parts of credit card numbers taken in cyber-attack Europe’s largest parking app operator has reported itself to information regulators in the EU and UK after hackers stole customer data. EasyPark Group, the owner of brands including RingGo and ParkMobile, said customer names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses …

Hackers steal customer data from Europe’s largest parking app operator Read More »

From cage fighting to rebranding Twitter: it was another controversial year for the multibillionaire Elon Musk’s favourite movie quote, according to his biographer, is Gladiator’s “Are you not entertained?” Some members of Musk’s considerable global audience were also horrified as controversial statements and management decisions grabbed the headlines yet again this year. Continue reading… From …

‘Drama magnet’: Elon Musk’s biggest headlines of 2023 Read More »

Crypto’s crown slipped, an AI godfather spoke out and Apple entered the stuttering VR market – the stories that really mattered this year • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Merry Christmas! We have made it – almost – through another year without being churned into paste …

The biggest tech stories of 2023 – from cyber warfare to AI’s ‘existential risk’ Read More »